# N255Y: 1972 Turner BROWN RACER (REP)B-2 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Turner BROWN RACER (REP)B-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/turner-brown-racer-rep-b-2) (registry code 0562041, 1 seats) - Engine: [Fairchild 6-440 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (registry code 26003) - Data sheets: [TCDS E-216](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-216) (Fairchild Engine Division Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp.) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: T-2 - Year built: 1972 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built - Airworthiness date: March 21, 1980 - Certificate issued: October 29, 2008 - Expires: January 31, 2029 - Mode S code: A26C37 - Registered owner: [Weeks Kermit A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEEKS%20KERMIT%20A) - Location: [Dolk City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dolk%20City) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 28.2676° N, 81.8538° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33868, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=255Y - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N255Y From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Fairchild 6-440 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 2 in force ### Matched by airframe (Turner BROWN RACER (REP)B-2) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Fairchild 6-440 series) - [AD 54-09-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/54-09-01): Carburetor Hotspot Heater Assembly · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more - [AD 52-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/ad/52-03-01): Pistons · Fairchild Engine Division, Fairchild Engine and 6-440-C2 (L-440-1), 6-440-C3, 6-440-C4 and 1 more ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (1) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB LAX91LA322](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA322), Jul 21, 1991: Experimental Brown 2 (N255Y), San Carlos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. ## FAA accident and incident reports (1) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 19910721028669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910721028669A), Jul 21, 1991: N255Y, San Carlos, CA, Destroyed. Rolled inverted on initial go around,crashed into a parked aircraft and two fences. Pilot unfamiliar sudden p factor ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (6) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the engine (Fairchild 6-440 series) - [STC SE04651CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE04651CH): To allow use of l00R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification SPEC-l00R-22. Swift Fuels LLC. Lists 6-440-C2 (L-440-1) - [STC SE01966WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE01966WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas in spark ignition piston aircraft engines. General Aviation Modifications Inc. Lists 6-440-C2 (L-440-1) - [STC SE8776SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE8776SW): Installation of coated cylinders and piston rings. Continental Motors, Inc - [STC SE1-201](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE1-201): Installation of the Richter Aero Equipment Type B-4 or B-5 Temperature Probe. (O-360 SERIES (excl. A1C, C2B, C2D)). MidContinent Instru Co Inc. Lists 6-440-C5 - [STC SE00129WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE00129WI): Approved fuel: Unleaded automotive gasoline, 87 minimum antiknock index and leaded automotive gasoline, 88 minimum antiknock index(RON+MON)/2, per ASTM Spec D-439. Petersen Aviation Inc. Lists 6-440-C2 - [STC SE519AL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SE519AL): Installation of Ramsey Corporation piston rings. Aircraft Rebuilders, Inc. Lists 6-440-C5 ## Earlier aircraft with N255Y The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N255Y before. - [Cancelled 1972-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255Y-1972-05-25): Yardley James P SMITH DSA-1, S/N JPY-1, built 1963. Owner: [Yardley James P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/YARDLEY%20JAMES%20P), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City) - [Cancelled 1939-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N255Y-1939-09-03): Lawrence W Brown B-2, S/N 4, built 1934. Owner: [Mckeen Marion](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKEEN%20MARION), [Santa Monica, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Monica) ## Related - Other Turner BROWN RACER (REP)B-2 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/turner-brown-racer-rep-b-2/aircraft.md - The Fairchild 6-440 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.